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The team rejects comparisons to George Lucas’ abandoned vision for Chicago’s lakefront, but Bears execs say they’ve learned from it and studied other legal battles as they push a $4.7 billion stadium development plan.
The lawsuit claims systematic pay disparities between female and male employees, as well as between Black and white employees, under its current and previous owners.
“Before It All Goes Dark” sets to music a true story out of the Chicago suburbs. It opens in Seattle this weekend before making its Chicago premiere May 24 and 25.
Ancient artifacts depicting women are often interpreted as symbols of physical beauty or fertility. But ancient women also spiked balls and severed heads.
Once the richest person in Illinois, Ken Griffin pulled out in 2022, months after complaining about the city’s crime, saying “there is nowhere, where you can feel safe.”